Publications by authors named "Shilong Zhou"

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  • The study examined how different carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratios in sequencing batch biofilm reactors (SBBR) affect nitrogen removal from mariculture effluent, finding that a higher C/N ratio led to impressive nitrogen removal rates, achieving 95% for ammonia nitrogen and 73% for total nitrogen at a ratio of 30.
  • The effect of the seed sludge was minimal, but a higher C/N ratio resulted in more tightly bound extracellular polymeric substances (TB-EPS), which closely correlated with nitrogen removal efficiency.
  • Additionally, while high C/N ratios inhibited certain ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria, they promoted other bacteria involved in nitrogen removal, highlighting the importance of C/N ratios in optimizing biological processes for wastewater treatment
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Precisely designing asymmetric active centers and exploring their electronic regulation effects to prepare efficient bifunctional single-atom catalysts (SACs) is important for boosting the practical applications of zinc-air batteries (ZABs). Herein, an effective strategy has been developed by introducing an axial S atom to the FeN active center, simultaneously assisted by pyrolyzing the graphene oxide (GO) sheathed zeolitic-imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF8) composite and constructing a three-dimensional (3D) porous framework with abundant FeNS moieties. This structure can accelerate the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) kinetics owing to the modulated electronic redistribution and -band center with a reduced energy barrier.

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During the process of chip formation, the chip is subjected to extrusion pressure, friction, heat, and a strong chemical reaction. The chip's macro and micro morphology, to a certain extent, reflect the condition of the tool during the cutting procedure. Therefore, researching the macroscopic and microscopic morphology of the chip's surface in response to different tool wear conditions is of great significance to reproducing the cutting condition and analyzing the tool wear mechanism.

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It offers bright prospects to develop non-Pt group metal (non-PGM) electrocatalysts in the area of energy storage and conversion. Herein, we reported a simple spatial isolation strategy to synthesize Co-based electrocatalysts, using partially substituted Zn atoms in a ZnCo-ZIF precursor. The "fence" effect that originated from the partially substituted Zn atoms can yield a better isolation of Co atoms, achieving selective loading of Co species on nitrogen-doped porous carbon varying from nanoparticles to single atoms.

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Regulating the asymmetric active center of a single-atom catalyst to optimize the binding energy is critical but challenging to improve the overall efficiency of the electrocatalysts. Herein, an effective strategy is developed by introducing an axial hydroxyl (OH) group to the Fe─N center, simultaneously assisting with the further construction of asymmetric configurations by replacing one N atom with one S atom, forming FeNS─OH configuration. This novel structure can optimize the electronic structure and d-band center shift to reduce the reaction energy barrier, thereby promoting oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalytic activities.

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This experiment aimed to study the effects of different proportions of stem and leaf powder (AHSL) on the growth performance, apparent nutrient digestibility, carcass traits, meat quality, and blood biochemical parameters of broilers from day 1 to day 42. The experiment utilized a single-factor experimental design, with a total of 216 one-day-old male broilers (Ross 308) randomly assigned to three dietary treatment groups (eight replicate cages of nine birds per cage). The dietary treatments included a control diet, a 3% AHSL diet and a 6% AHSL diet for days 0-21.

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Exploring efficient, easy-to-manufacture, and inexpensive bifunctional electrocatalysts with abundant accessible active sites is crucial for rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs). Herein, we report the strategy consisting of the space confinement and pore-making engineering to fabricate single-atom catalyst enriched with Fe-N sites anchored on N-doped hierarchically porous carbon (Fe-NC-CN). The optimized Fe-NC-CN exhibits excellent oxygen reduction/evolution reaction (ORR/OER) activities with a half-wave potential (E) of 0.

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The development of innovative and efficient Fe-N-C catalysts is crucial for the widespread application of zinc-air batteries (ZABs), where the inherent oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity of Fe single-atom sites needs to be optimized to meet the practical application. Herein, a three-dimensional (3D) hollow hierarchical porous electrocatalyst (ZIF8@FePMPDA-920) rich in asymmetric Fe-N -OH moieties as the single atomic sites is reported. The Fe center is in a penta-coordinated geometry with four N atoms and one O atom to form Fe-N -OH configuration.

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The objective of this study was to investigate the rumen degradation characteristics of grain amaranth hay (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) at four different growth stages. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional value of grain amaranth hay at different growth stages by chemical composition, in vivo digestibility, and in situ degradability. Three Boer goats with permanent ruminal fistulas were selected in this study.

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The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of drug coated balloon-only strategy (DCB-only) in the treatment of de novo left main coronary artery (LM) bifurcation lesions. 85 patients were enrolled in this study and classified them into two groups: DCB-only group (n = 36) and DES group (n = 49). The MLD of target vessels was measured before and immediately after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and late luminal loss (LLL) were also calculated.

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The thermoelectric (TE) materials can transform thermal energy into electrical energy, and polymer TE composites have attracted increasing interest for flexible semiconductors. However, polymer composites suffer from low TE performances due to the low electroconductibility (σ). Herein, grafted conducting networks were fabricated by grafting polypyrrole (PPy) onto the cheap graphene of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) in the bundled micro-tunnel of towel-gourd sponge (TS) fibers.

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